What did Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy say about an Alabama-LSU rematch?

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - Alabama watched Saturday's football games from the comforts of home.

Hopeful and helpless, the Crimson Tide had no control over the events that played out on national television. The games ultimately closed the books on the regular season. Those games finally tied a bow on the regular season.

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The final BCS standings will be released on at 7:15 p.m. on Sunday on ESPN.

Top-ranked LSU defeated Georgia 42-10. Then it was third-ranked Oklahoma State disposing of Oklahoma 44-10.

Alabama sat idle and the No. 2 team in the BCS standings. Its lone loss was a 9-6 overtime defeat at the hands of SEC West rival LSU.

So what now? The past week has been filled by a little uncertainty. Most of the experts surmised the only chance Alabama had of slipping out of the No. 2 position in the BCS standings was an LSU loss compounded with an Oklahoma State victory. The Tigers won. The Cowboys won by a lot.

So?

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said last week he would put Alabama ahead of Oklahoma State based what had played out before Saturday's games.

What did he say afterward? Here are comments he shared on ESPN.

"I think people have to decide whether they want to see a 9-6 game or a 39-36 game," Gundy said. "I think this is the opportunity for people to find out how good the defense is in the SEC. We'd like to have that challenge. I think Our defense is better than what other people say.

"Last week, I said I thought Alabama should be there. There's no question Oklahoma State should be No. 2 right now, no question."

*Izzy Gould covers Alabama football for the Mobile Press-Register, The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and al.com.